Pasta Primavera — Tonight I am only concerned with the 9:30 Club in DC and Nada Surf, The Jealous Girlfriends, and The Delta Spirit.  If I had to focus on something else though I might have to trek on over to the University Of Maryland, College Park where Lupe F... more info

AllHipHop — Lil Wayne has ended a spectacular 2008 with eight Grammy nominations, topping the list of all artists.   Rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West scored six nominations each, while Dangermouse, Atlanta rapper T.I. and Chicago's Lupe Fiasco both landed four nod... more info

AllHipHop — Lil Wayne has ended a spectacular 2008 with eight Grammy nominations, topping the list of all artists.   Rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West scored six nominations each, while Dangermouse, Atlanta rapper T.I. and Chicago's Lupe Fiasco both landed four nod... more info

Pitchfork — Well, this was unexpected. Perhaps coming to terms with the fact that increasingly few people give a shit about the Grammys, the Recording Academy tonight announced its list of nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, and those nominees were...sho... more info

Pitchfork — Well, this was unexpected. Perhaps coming to terms with the fact that increasingly few people give a shit about the Grammys, the Recording Academy tonight announced its list of nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, and those nominees were...sho... more info

Pop Bytes — hey hey! tonight instead of the usual early morning nomination announcement - the 51st annual grammy award nominees were announced during a live concert that aired over on CBS (held in downtown los angeles) with a bunch of performances (including m... more info

MTV.com News — 2008's top-selling acts also garner the most nominations.By Chris Harris Lil Wayne Photo: Chris Polk/ FilmMagic/ Getty Images He had one of the biggest opening sales weeks of 2008, and now, Lil Wayne is the year's most-nominated Grammy con... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Here are my top tracks of the week.Apologies to those tasteless/heartless people who hate Hip Hop or Christmas.Paranoid - Kanye WestAs I read the email which told me that 100 people were being laid off within the local branch of the company I work fo... more info

Pitchfork — DJ battles I get, but this thing? It's kinda weird. The finals of the Red Bull Big Tune producer battle will be held at New York City's Highline Ballroom December 3. In addition to live performances from the likes of Ghostface Killah, Digable Planets... more info

Pitchfork — DJ battles I get, but this thing? It's kinda weird. The finals of the Red Bull Big Tune producer battle will be held at New York City's Highline Ballroom December 3. In addition to live performances from the likes of Ghostface Killah, Digab... more info